Category Archives: Politics & Government
Bill giving LDH approval process over nursing home evacuation plans passes in House
After 850 nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida, resulting in more than a dozen deaths, legislation to give the state more oversite powers has b...
Apr 26, 2022 Photo courtesy APNews.
After 850 nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida in 2021, the Louisiana Department of Health assists with their relocation.
Senate Finance Committee supports bill that would double speeding fines on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
The Senate Finance Committee approves legislation that would double the fine for speeding on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge between Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Senate President Page Cortez is seekin...
Apr 26, 2022 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill to require insurance companies to pay additional living expenses to policyholders who have coverage and not deny on evacuation technicality passes in Louisiana House
The Louisiana House approves a bill requiring insurers that offer loss of use of coverage to provide two weeks of evacuation living expenses to policyholders even if a mandatory evacuation is not call...
Apr 25, 2022 Hurricane Ida 2021.
Anti-discrimination bill passes House Commerce committee. Forbids bias in housing based on gender preference or identity.
A House bill to prohibit discrimination in housing based on gender identity or sexual orientation advanced out of the House Commerce Committee Monday. Bill sponsor and New Orleans Democrat Representat...
Apr 25, 2022
A bill to allow a sexual assault victim to request a copy of their medical exam to be heard in the Senate
A bill to allow a sexual assault victim, if requested, to receive a copy of their forensic medical exam is scheduled to be heard in the Louisiana Senate today. Bill Author, Franklinton Senator Beth Mi...
Apr 25, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Senator Cleo Fields proposes legislation that would require refunds for cable and internet outages during disasters
After a disaster strikes outages are likely and paying for your internet or cable that is not working should not be another burden for consumers, says Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields. His Senate Bill ...
Apr 23, 2022
Bill to create Rock and Roll museum in New Orleans advances
Houma Representative Tanner Magee considers himself a music aficionado, and as one, something has bothered him for a very long time...the fact that the city of Memphis lays claim as the home of rock a...
Apr 22, 2022
Governor Edwards objects to proposal to increase the number of medical marijuana pharmacies
Should Louisiana increase the number of medical marijuana pharmacy licenses? That's a debate underway in the ongoing legislative session. Current law provides for the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to is...
Apr 22, 2022
An effort to increase the minimum wage goes down in defeat again at the State Capitol
Once again a proposal to raise the minimum wage has been rejected at the State Capitol. The Senate Labor Committee voted against a constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage from $7...
Apr 21, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Suspects in burglary of Lt. Governor's home arrested in Alabama
The man and woman who allegedly burglarized and set fire to Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser's home have been arrested. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Shawn Domingue said that Rob...
Apr 21, 2022
